Silver Stumps - the Over 60s/70s Cricket Podcast (Grant Timms and Trevor Lee)
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| 04 Feb 2024 | Welcome to Silver Stumps - the Over 60's Cricket Podcast | 00:18:07 | |
Welcome to the Silver Stumps Over 60s Cricket Podcast. This is episode 1 of the Silver Stumps podcast - the cricket podcast aimed at cricketers aged 60+ and co-hosted by veteran county cricketers Grant Timms and Trevor Lee. The Silver Stumps podcast focuses on the thriving masters cricket arena where teams of over 60s do battle over 22 yards. Get ready for entertaining interviews, topical discussion and tips for a long innings. In this first episode Grant and Trevor introduce themselves and give a flavour of what you can expect from this podcast including coverage of the Over 60s World Cup in Chennai which starts on February 19th. Indeed episode 2 features an interview with England Over 60s captain Richard Merriman who looks ahead to the World Cup. To be a guest on the show or advise on someone who would make a great guest please drop an email to podcast@trevorleemedia.co.uk If you like the show please press the subscribe / follow button on your podcast app and every new episode will there ready for you to listen to as soon as it goes live. And it would be great if you left the show a rating / review - this is easily done via your podcast app and would be much appreciated. Please also share with your cricket mates and talk about on social media. Thanks for listening! Silver Stumps is the podcast aimed at Over 60s and Over 70s Cricketers. Hosted by Grant Timms and Trevor Lee it aims to be entertaining, informative and topical as Grant and Trevor combine a mix of guests with their own take on what's happening in the thriving world of over 60s and 70s cricket. | |||
| 08 Feb 2024 | Over 60’s Cricket World Cup Preview with England captain Richard Merriman | 00:33:32 | |
The Silver Stumps cricket podcast is aimed at cricketers aged 60+ and is co-hosted by veteran county cricketers Grant Timms and Trevor Lee. In this, episode 2, we talk to England captain Richard Merriman who shares great insights into the preparation and planning for the England Over 60s cricket team ahead of the Over 60s cricket World Cup which starts in Chennai in India on Monday, February 19th. This is a fascinating insight from the captain’s point of view as Richard shares with us all the things that need to be taken into account as he and his fellow cricketers prepare what they hope will be a very successful tournament. There is discussion around the 18 man squad given that the team will be playing four matches in the first five days of the tournament, with only three of them having previously experienced playing cricket in India. Richard talks about the challenges ahead as well as the great opportunities for all those involved. Matches can be followed on the International Masters Cricket YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@masterscricket Plus there will be live scoring on NVP and regular updates on the IMC facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/internationalmasterscricket/ Grant and Trevor will be looking for future guests who can provide insights, tips, advice and inspiration to those playing cricket at this age and beyond! To be a guest on the show or advise on someone who would make a great guest please drop an email to podcast@trevorleemedia.co.uk And it would be great if you left the show a rating / review - this is easily done via your podcast app and would be much appreciated. Please also share with your cricket mates and talk about on social media. Thanks for listening! Silver Stumps is the podcast aimed at Over 60s and Over 70s Cricketers. Hosted by Grant Timms and Trevor Lee it aims to be entertaining, informative and topical as Grant and Trevor combine a mix of guests with their own take on what's happening in the thriving world of over 60s and 70s cricket. | |||
| 23 Feb 2024 | Over 60’s Cricket World Cup - end of week one update | 00:21:29 | |
Over 60’s Cricket World Cup Group Matches Update The Silver Stumps cricket podcast is aimed at cricketers aged 60+ and is co-hosted by veteran county cricketers Grant Timms and Trevor Lee. In this, episode 3, Grant and Trevor catch up on how the O60s Cricket World Cup is progressing. The episode was recorded on Friday, February 23rd at which point all teams, with the exception of England and the USA, had played four of their five group matches With England being the only team with a 100% record after Australia in group B were beaten by the West Indies. You can find all the information including leading scorers and wicket takers and the up-to-date group tables on the CricHeroes website There are links within the England Over 60s Facebook page to the YouTube site where the games are shown live with commentary England’s final two group matches are: Saturday Feb 24th v USA To be a guest on the show or advise on someone who would make a great guest please drop an email to podcast@trevorleemedia.co.uk And it would be great if you left the show a rating / review - this is easily done via your podcast app and would be much appreciated. Please also share with your cricket mates and talk about on social media. Thanks for listening! Silver Stumps is the podcast aimed at Over 60s and Over 70s Cricketers. Hosted by Grant Timms and Trevor Lee it aims to be entertaining, informative and topical as Grant and Trevor combine a mix of guests with their own take on what's happening in the thriving world of over 60s and 70s cricket. | |||
| 28 Feb 2024 | England skipper Richard Merriman looks ahead to the World Cup Final | 00:21:00 | |
The Over 60s World Cup has reached the final stage. In this episode of the Silver Stumps podcast England O60s captain Richard Merriman joins hosts Grant Timms and Trevor Lee to talk about England’s progress to the final on Friday March 1st where they will take on Australia. Richard refers to EPIC as the team strategy: Enthusiastic, Energised, Eager Positive and Purposeful The IC stands for International Cricket The line up for all the finals is as follows:
You can follow scorecard updates and live video via the CricHeroes website There are also links within the England Over 60s Facebook page to the YouTube site where the games are shown live with commentary Grant and Trevor will be looking for future guests who can provide insights, tips, advice and inspiration to those playing cricket at this age and beyond! To be a guest on the show or advise on someone who would make a great guest please drop an email to podcast@trevorleemedia.co.uk And it would be great if you left the show a rating / review - this is easily done via your podcast app and would be much appreciated. Please also share with your cricket mates and talk about on social media. Thanks for listening! Silver Stumps is the podcast aimed at Over 60s and Over 70s Cricketers. Hosted by Grant Timms and Trevor Lee it aims to be entertaining, informative and topical as Grant and Trevor combine a mix of guests with their own take on what's happening in the thriving world of over 60s and 70s cricket. | |||
| 08 Mar 2024 | Over 60s Cricket World Cup Final Review with England captain Richard Merriman | 00:27:05 | |
In this episode of the Silver Stumps podcast England O60s captain Richard Merriman joins hosts Grant Timms and Trevor Lee to reflect on the Over 60s Cricket World Cup final in which England were beaten by Australia. Richard is very candid in his recognition that this was ultimately a game too far for his team and that the Australians were well deserved winners who were particularly awesome in the field as well as very accurate with their bowling. Richard also talks about the time after the final when the squad spent time with the street children of India who are mad keen on cricket and he reflects on the humbling experience that that was. Richard also looks ahead to the five match series coming up this summer against Pakistan starting in early July. Pakistan were the inaugural winners of the Over 60s World Cup and have a squad that contains several ex-test players led by Salim Malik. We plan to be at one of the games with our podcast gear to cover it for a future episode. Here are the final results of the Over 60s World Cup tournament:
All the scorecard information can be find here CricHeroes website You can follow England on the England Over 60s Facebook page And the national Over 60s/ 70s competition here https://www.6070cc.co.uk Grant and Trevor will be looking for future guests who can provide insights, tips, advice and inspiration to those playing cricket at this age and beyond! To be a guest on the show or advise on someone who would make a great guest please drop an email to podcast@trevorleemedia.co.uk And it would be great if you left the show a rating / review - this is easily done via your podcast app and would be much appreciated. Please also share with your cricket mates and talk about on social media. Thanks for listening! Silver Stumps is the podcast aimed at Over 60s and Over 70s Cricketers. Hosted by Grant Timms and Trevor Lee it aims to be entertaining, informative and topical as Grant and Trevor combine a mix of guests with their own take on what's happening in the thriving world of over 60s and 70s cricket. | |||
| 15 Mar 2024 | Ron’s March for Prostate Cancer | 00:35:59 | |
In this episode of the Silver Stumps podcast Buckinghamshire’s Ron Hedley joins hosts Grant Timms and Trevor Lee to talk about the amazing walks he has organised with over 60s cricket counties to raise awareness of Prostate Cancer and raise money for the Bob Willis Fund. Ron’s walks were inspired by one he went on in the North-East which was headed by Jeff Stelling from Sky Sports At the time of recording Ron has galvanised 18 counties into action with another 10 planning walks and has raised right now £32,000 The walks started in 2023 and the final walk will be on September 15, 2024 at Lord’s which is also Ron’s 75th birthday You can find out more about Ron’s walks via this link to the national 060s/70s website And use this link to go to the Bob Willis fund website where you can also buy a copy of the book about Bob 'Bob Willis - A Cricketer and a Gentlemen' edited by his brother David - the news page of the Bob Willis Fund website covers Ron's walks Rob Key will be joining the walk and SKY T.V Cricket will be filming the walk and interviewing some of the walkers. The film will be broadcast on the SKY T.V Cricket channel during Bob Willis Blue Day at Edgbaston Cricket Ground on Saturday 27th July 2024. Ron’s message is very clear: if you are a man aged 50+ then get yourself a PSA test, which is a blood test Grant and Trevor will be looking for future guests who can provide insights, tips, advice and inspiration to those playing cricket at this age and beyond! To be a guest on the show or advise on someone who would make a great guest please drop an email to podcast@trevorleemedia.co.uk And it would be great if you left the show a rating / review - this is easily done via your podcast app and would be much appreciated. Please also share with your cri Silver Stumps is the podcast aimed at Over 60s and Over 70s Cricketers. Hosted by Grant Timms and Trevor Lee it aims to be entertaining, informative and topical as Grant and Trevor combine a mix of guests with their own take on what's happening in the thriving world of over 60s and 70s cricket. | |||
| 27 Mar 2024 | Allan Lamb - Career, Cycle Slam 2024 and Prostate Cancer | 00:32:33 | |
In this episode of the Silver Stumps podcast former England and Northamptonshire superstar Allan Lamb joins hosts Grant Timms and Trevor Lee to talk about his career, his thoughts on current cricket and his battle with prostate cancer and his participation in Cycle Slam 2024 which is a 1200 km bike ride from Rome to Nice - April 13th to 25th. Allan made his test debut aged 28 and went on the play for England 79 times scoring 4656 runs including 14 centuries. A 2020 poll named him as Northamptonshire’s greatest player of all time. During the episode we briefly discuss a couple of matches he played in - the 1984 2nd Test England v West Indies at Lords and the 1987 ODI v Australia when he scored 18 off the last over to win the match. Allan also mentioned the Notts v Northants county championship match in 1995, the season he came closest to winning the county championship, when Notts rattled up 527 having been 362/1 to which Northants replied with 781/7 dec at 4.8 per over (their highest ever score) and then bowled Notts out for 157 to win by an innings and 97 runs. Allan talks about his battle with prostate cancer and his support of Ron’s walks. Allan now organises wine tours of South Africa as well as cricket and rugby tours. You can find out more about Ron’s walks via this link to the national 060s/70s website And use this link to go to the Bob Willis fund website the news page of the Bob Willis Fund website covers Ron's walks To be a guest on the show or advise on someone who would make a great guest please drop an email to podcast@trevorleemedia.co.uk And it would be great if you left the show a rating / review - this is easily done via your podcast app and would be much appreciated. Please share with your cricket Silver Stumps is the podcast aimed at Over 60s and Over 70s Cricketers. Hosted by Grant Timms and Trevor Lee it aims to be entertaining, informative and topical as Grant and Trevor combine a mix of guests with their own take on what's happening in the thriving world of over 60s and 70s cricket. | |||
| 05 Apr 2024 | Paul Farbrace - Coaching, Fitness, Technique and Tips for O60s Cricketers | 00:45:55 | |
In this episode of the Silver Stumps podcast Sussex head coach Paul Farbrace joins hosts Grant Timms and Trevor Lee to talk coaching, fitness, techniques and tips for Over 60s cricketers. Paul provides a fascinating insight into being an international cricket coach as well as providing a host of tips and advice for Over 60s cricketers from being passionate about playing to learning how to master the reverse sweep. As a coach Paul explains that the greatest thing a coach can have is empathy whilst getting to know players as a person and being there to give and boost confidence. For the O60s Paul believes that having passion for the game is one of the keys to success along with playing the first 6-10 balls before you go out to bat and using the warm up to get your eye-hand coordination working. He suggests throwing a rugby ball around, doing catching drills in 2/3s and hitting full tosses when batting. As a batsman Paul believes you need to set the field not the bowler and using the reverse sweep is a way of doing that. It’s never too late to learn new skills eg reverse sweeping and to ensure your passion for the game burns brightly. Grant and Trevor will be looking for future guests who can provide insights, tips, advice and inspiration to those playing cricket at this age and beyond! To be a guest on the show or advise on someone who would make a great guest please drop an email to podcast@trevorleemedia.co.uk And it would be great if you left the show a rating / review - this is easily done via your podcast app and would be much appreciated. Please also share with your cricket mates and talk about on social media. Thanks for listening! Silver Stumps is the podcast aimed at Over 60s and Over 70s Cricketers. Hosted by Grant Timms and Trevor Lee it aims to be entertaining, informative and topical as Grant and Trevor combine a mix of guests with their own take on what's happening in the thriving world of over 60s and 70s cricket. | |||
| 16 Apr 2024 | Dave Murphy - O60s/70s formats for 2024 | 00:25:11 | |
In this episode of the Silver Stumps podcast National Management team man and Warwickshire player Dave Murphy joins hosts Grant Timms and Trevor Lee to explain the new look formats for 2024, in particular the phase two group stages for the O60s 1st and 2nd XI competitions. Here’s a summary of the formats: O60s 1st XI : 33 teams in 6 groups (it was 5 in 2023) - North (6 teams) - East (5), Midlands (5), South East (5), South East Midlands (6) and SouthWest (6). The top 2 teams in each group progress in the Championship Cup phase 2 league which will be geographically divided so the 6 teams qualifying from the North, East and Midlands will be in Group A and the 6 teams from the other 3 regions in Group B The six teams will play each other home and away but teams won’t play against the same team that was in their original group, which means there will be eight matches in this phase 2 group stage The top two then in each of the groups qualify for the semifinals with the winner of group A playing the runner-up of group B and vice versa An identical structure will apply to those finishing third and fourth in each of the six groups who will qualify for the Vase tournament with those finishing fifth and sixth, which will be 19 is in total, going into the Bowl tournament A similar structure will be happening for the O60s 2nd XI competition although in phase 1 with 30 teams there will be five groups of six The top two in each group go through into phase 2 league, with one group featuring three winners and two runners-up and the other group featuring two winners and three runners-up – the decision about replacing what group will be determined when the first phase is finished and geography taken into account In phase 2 teams will play four matches so once each against the teams in their phase 2 group with each county playing 2 home games and 2 away games The identical structure applies to those finishing third and fourth who will go into the O60s 2nd XI Vase competition and those finishing fifth and sixth who will go into the O60s 2nd XI Bowl competition The O60s 3rd XI competition features 17 teams who will play 12 matches prior to a quarter-final stage and in the O60s 4th XI competition there will be seven teams play each other home and away In the O70s 1st XI competition 25 teams will play 12 matches before going into the quarter-final stage and in the O70s 2nd XI competition five teams will play each other four times Grant and Trevor will be looking for future guests who can provide insights, tips, advice and inspiration to those playing cricket at this age and beyond! To be a guest on the show or advise on someone who would make a great guest please drop an email to podcast@trevorleemedia.co.uk And it would be great if you left the show a rating / review - this is easily done via your podcast app and would be much appreciated. Please also share with your cricket mates and talk about on social media. Thanks for listening! Silver Stumps is the podcast aimed at Over 60s and Over 70s Cricketers. Hosted by Grant Timms and Trevor Lee it aims to be entertaining, informative and topical as Grant and Trevor combine a mix of guests with their own take on what's happening in the thriving world of over 60s and 70s cricket. | |||
| 21 Apr 2024 | Mark Shepherd - Winning the 60s Championship | 00:30:01 | |
In this episode of the Silver Stumps podcast Mark Shepherd captain of the 2023 O60s Championship winners Surrey joins hosts Grant Timms and Trevor Lee. Mark also talks about captaincy and how much enjoys it and the challenge of integrating new players into a championship winning team and ensuring that there is a pathway to the first team from the four over 60s championship sides that Surrey run and fifth team that they are launching in 2024. Grant and Trevor will be looking for future guests who can provide insights, tips, advice and inspiration to those playing cricket at this age and beyond! To be a guest on the show or advise on someone who would make a great guest please drop an email to podcast@trevorleemedia.co.uk And it would be great if you left the show a rating / review - this is easily done via your podcast app and would be much appreciated. Please also share with your cricket mates and talk about on social media. Thanks for listening! Silver Stumps is the podcast aimed at Over 60s and Over 70s Cricketers. Hosted by Grant Timms and Trevor Lee it aims to be entertaining, informative and topical as Grant and Trevor combine a mix of guests with their own take on what's happening in the thriving world of over 60s and 70s cricket. | |||
| 26 Apr 2024 | Week One Review - Week Two Preview | 00:28:35 | |
In this episode of the Silver Stumps podcast hosts Grant Timms and Trevor Lee review the matches that took place on the first day of the season for the Over 60s Championship - April 23rd - and look forward to week two matches scheduled for April 30th A number of games were cancelled and have been rearranged for the replay date of July 2nd There were no matches played in the North and Midlands groups with Essex winning the only matching the East group and Sussex the only match in the South-East group. All three matches were concluded in the South East Midlands group with wins for Hertfordshire, Northamptonshire and Oxfordshire In the South-West group the big Match of the Day between Wales and Gloucestershire was cancelled and in the other games there were wins for Devon and Somerset Top bowler of the week was Essex’s Mel Hussain with 4-19 and top batter was Martyn Ford from Sussex who made the league’s first century of 2024 with 101 We are looking for the comedy moment each week so please do send your suggestions to podcast@trevorleemedia.co.uk along with details and anyone who you think deserves a shout out on the podcast for a particular bowling, batting or fielding performance Grant and Trevor will be looking for future guests who can provide insights, tips, advice and inspiration to those playing cricket at this age and beyond! To be a guest on the show or advise on someone who would make a great guest please drop an email to podcast@trevorleemedia.co.uk And it would be great if you left the show a rating / review - this is easily done via your podcast app and would be much appreciated. Please also share with your cricket mates and talk about on social media. Thanks for listening! Silver Stumps is the podcast aimed at Over 60s and Over 70s Cricketers. Hosted by Grant Timms and Trevor Lee it aims to be entertaining, informative and topical as Grant and Trevor combine a mix of guests with their own take on what's happening in the thriving world of over 60s and 70s cricket. | |||
| 02 May 2024 | O60s County Cricket Championship - week 2 Review | 00:30:27 | |
In this episode of the Silver Stumps podcast hosts Grant Timms and Trevor Lee review the matches that took place on the second week of the season for the Over 60s Championship with 9 games surviving the weather. Top bowler of the week was Lincolnshire’s Roy Tilley with 5-41 and top batter was England captain Richard Merriman from Derbyshire who made the highest score of the season so far with 123 not out. Grant and Trevor will be looking for future guests who can provide insights, tips, advice and inspiration to those playing cricket at this age and beyond! To be a guest on the show or advise on someone who would make a great guest please drop an email to podcast@trevorleemedia.co.uk And it would be great if you left the show a rating / review - this is easily done via your podcast app and would be much appreciated. Please also share with your cricket mates and talk about on social media. Thanks for listening! Silver Stumps is the podcast aimed at Over 60s and Over 70s Cricketers. Hosted by Grant Timms and Trevor Lee it aims to be entertaining, informative and topical as Grant and Trevor combine a mix of guests with their own take on what's happening in the thriving world of over 60s and 70s cricket. | |||
| 10 May 2024 | O60s and O70s Cricket - Review of May 7th and 9th Matches | 00:35:49 | |
In this episode of the Silver Stumps podcast hosts Grant Timms and Trevor Lee review the O60s and 70s matches that took place on May 7th and 9th. The lads pick out some highlights from all divisions across both competitions name checking those who do well and maybe not so well! Are you mentioned? Tune in to find out! Check out all the results on the O60s/O70s Play Cricket pages We are looking for the comedy moment each week so please do send your suggestions to podcast@trevorleemedia.co.uk along with details and anyone who you think deserves a shout out on the podcast for a particular bowling, batting or fielding performance We are also looking for future guests who can provide insights, tips, advice and inspiration to those playing cricket at this age and beyond! To be a guest on the show or share an idea or contribution please drop an email to podcast@trevorleemedia.co.uk And it would be great if you left the show a rating / review - this is easily done via your podcast app and would be much appreciated. Please also share with your cricket mates and talk about on social media. Thanks for listening! Silver Stumps is the podcast aimed at Over 60s and Over 70s Cricketers. Hosted by Grant Timms and Trevor Lee it aims to be entertaining, informative and topical as Grant and Trevor combine a mix of guests with their own take on what's happening in the thriving world of over 60s and 70s cricket. | |||
| 17 May 2024 | Too much Rain! A review of O60s & O70s cricket May 14th and 16th | 00:30:29 | |
Too much rain is a very apt title for this weeks episode of the Silver Stumps podcast as we review the few games on May 14th and May 16th that survived the weather in the latest round of over 60s and 70s county championship matches. We are looking for the comedy moment each week so please do send your suggestions to podcast@trevorleemedia.co.uk along with details and anyone who you think deserves a shout out on the podcast for a particular bowling, batting or fielding performance We are also looking for future guests who can provide insights, tips, advice and inspiration to those playing cricket at this age and beyond! To be a guest on the show or share an idea or contribution please drop an email to podcast@trevorleemedia.co.uk And it would be great if you left the show a rating / review - this is easily done via your podcast app and would be much appreciated. Please also share with your cricket mates and talk about on social media. Thanks for listening! Silver Stumps is the podcast aimed at Over 60s and Over 70s Cricketers. Hosted by Grant Timms and Trevor Lee it aims to be entertaining, informative and topical as Grant and Trevor combine a mix of guests with their own take on what's happening in the thriving world of over 60s and 70s cricket. | |||
| 24 May 2024 | O60s / 70s County Cricket Round Up - England O60s Squads Announced | 00:40:46 | |
In this weeks episode of the Silver Stumps podcast we have a look at the two England over 60s squads announced for the matches against The Forty Club Scotland District on May 30th at Marton cricket club near Middlesbrough (1pm start) and on May 31st at Hartlepool cricket club (10.30am start) Once again during the County championship week a number of matches were either cancelled or abandoned but we do review the ones that took place across the four divisions of the Over 60s County Cricket Championship on May 21st and across the two divisions of the Over 70s County Cricket Championship on May 23rd. Please do share this podcast with your Over 60s and Over 70s cricket teammates and friends. The O70s World Cup is taking place in England starting on July 28th - details of the tournament and the England squad here: O70s World Cup 2024 – we will be having representatives from England Over 70s on the podcast nearer the time of the tournament. We are always on the look out for future guests who can provide insights, tips, advice and inspiration to those playing cricket at this age and beyond! To be a guest on the show or share an idea or contribution please drop an email to podcast@trevorleemedia.co.uk And it would be great if you left the show a rating / review - this is easily done via your podcast app and would be much appreciated. Please also share with your cricket mates and talk about the podcast on social media. Thanks for listening! Silver Stumps is the podcast aimed at Over 60s and Over 70s Cricketers. Hosted by Grant Timms and Trevor Lee it aims to be entertaining, informative and topical as Grant and Trevor combine a mix of guests with their own take on what's happening in the thriving world of over 60s and 70s cricket. | |||
| 31 May 2024 | England O60s Win - Ned Kelly - Jeff Baxter - O70s Runs Outs and 1066 | 00:30:53 | |
Even though yet again this week's O60s and O70s County Championship programme was decimated by the weather we've got another packed podcast for your enjoyment. The O70s World Cup is taking place in England starting on July 28th - details of the tournament and the England squad here: O70s World Cup 2024 – we will be having representatives from England Over 70s on the podcast nearer the time of the tournament. We are always on the look out for future guests who can provide insights, tips, advice and inspiration to those playing cricket at this age and beyond! To be a guest on the show or share an idea or contribution please drop an email to podcast@trevorleemedia.co.uk And it would be great if you left the show a rating / review - this is easily done via your podcast app and would be much appreciated. Please also share with your cricket mates and talk about the podcast on social media. Thanks for listening! Silver Stumps is the podcast aimed at Over 60s and Over 70s Cricketers. Hosted by Grant Timms and Trevor Lee it aims to be entertaining, informative and topical as Grant and Trevor combine a mix of guests with their own take on what's happening in the thriving world of over 60s and 70s cricket. | |||
| 14 Jun 2024 | O60s & O70s County Cricket Championship w/c June 3rd and 10th | 00:53:47 | |
With Trevor away last week this bumper episode of the Silver Stumps podcast features matches from w/c June 3rd and w/c June 10th across the various O60s and O70 divisions. We do a fairly rapid walk-through of what’s happened picking out some individual and team highlights and we cover the one sided England v Wales O60s international played on June 12th. Scorecard here In the previous episode we mentioned Stephen 'Ned' Kelly who has now reached 150 matches. We had great responses from others who have played considerably more matches across the 50s/60s/70s. Bill Munday got in touch and he reckons he’s played 263 matches and is still playing twice a week for Berkshire in the 60s and 70s competitions as he approaches 77. Richard Owen was part of the Derbyshire O50s team that won the ECB competition in 2009, 2011 and 2012 and including 12 games he played for England he is at 244 matches. But then up popped Joe Perry from Norfolk who provided a list of 12 players who have played 150 games or more for Norfolk topped out by Martin Pearse with 387 matches. If you know people in your county who played 200+ games then let us know and we will give them a shout out. We are also keen to find out whether the 19 sixes that Devon O60s 1st XI plundered against Wiltshire is a competition record and indeed whether the 13 struck by Steve Luffman is an individual record. If you’d like to contact us then you can do so now by text message – you will see when you find the podcast episode on your podcast app an opportunity to press a button that says ‘Send us a text message’. And don’t forget to send us a comedy moment either in writing or on a voicemail clip and send them to podcast@trevorleemedia.co.uk We are always on the look out for future guests who can provide insights, tips, advice and inspiration to those playing cricket at this age and beyond! To be a guest on the show or share an idea or contribution please drop an email to podcast@trevorleemedia.co.uk And it would be great if you left the show a rating / review - this is easily done via your podcast app and would be much appreciated. Please also share with your cricket mates and talk about the podcast on social media. Thanks for listening! Silver Stumps is the podcast aimed at Over 60s and Over 70s Cricketers. Hosted by Grant Timms and Trevor Lee it aims to be entertaining, informative and topical as Grant and Trevor combine a mix of guests with their own take on what's happening in the thriving world of over 60s and 70s cricket. | |||
| 21 Jun 2024 | O60s O70s Round Up June 18th and 20th | 00:41:09 | |
The O60s Div 1 is nearing the end of the group stage so we look at this week's matches with one more week to go plus the replay week. And don’t forget to send us a comedy moment either in writing or on a voicemail clip and send them to podcast@trevorleemedia.co.uk We are always on the look out for future guests who can provide insights, tips, advice and inspiration to those playing cricket at this age and beyond! To be a guest on the show or share an idea or contribution please drop an email to podcast@trevorleemedia.co.uk And it would be great if you left the show a rating / review - this is easily done via your podcast app and would be much appreciated. Please also share with your cricket mates and talk about the podcast on social media. Thanks for listening! Silver Stumps is the podcast aimed at Over 60s and Over 70s Cricketers. Hosted by Grant Timms and Trevor Lee it aims to be entertaining, informative and topical as Grant and Trevor combine a mix of guests with their own take on what's happening in the thriving world of over 60s and 70s cricket. | |||
| 28 Jun 2024 | Runs Galore in the 60s and 70s County Cricket Championship | 00:48:26 | |
Lots of matches and lots of runs this week We review the matches played across the various O60s and O70 divisions on June 25th and 27th. It's replay week on July 2nd in the O60s Div 1 - can Surrey make the top 2 or will their defence of the title end here? They've got no game on replay week so will be relying on others. Wales smash 409/5 in O60s div 1 - highest of the season so far we think. Anyone know the all time record team score in 60s/70s? We also noted in the pro game Louis Kimber taking 43 off an Ollie Robinson over - anyone know the most runs scored in an over in the O60s and O70s comps? Chris Lailey of Gloucs made 192 not out in 60s Div 1 - highest individual score we think this year and Michael Shelvey took 6 for 6 - the last 6 to fall as he was 5th bowler - for Kent v Herts in O60s Div 4 - we think the first 6 wicket haul of the season. Please drop us a note to podcast@trevorleemedia.co.uk if you know the answers to our questions or if you have a nomination for catch of the season. Next week's episode - out on July 5th - features England O60s captain Richard Merriman looking ahead to the 5 match ODI series v Pakistan which starts on July 8th and we will preview phase 2 of the 60s Div 1 competition which starts on July 9th. We are always on the look out for future guests who can provide insights, tips, advice and inspiration to those playing cricket at this age and beyond! To be a guest on the show or share an idea or contribution please drop an email to podcast@trevorleemedia.co.uk And it would be great if you left the show a rating / review - this is easily done via your podcast app and would be much appreciated. Please also share with your cricket mates and talk about the podcast on social media. Thanks for listening! Silver Stumps is the podcast aimed at Over 60s and Over 70s Cricketers. Hosted by Grant Timms and Trevor Lee it aims to be entertaining, informative and topical as Grant and Trevor combine a mix of guests with their own take on what's happening in the thriving world of over 60s and 70s cricket. | |||
| 03 Jul 2024 | England v Pakistan O60s ODI’s Preview with England Captain Richard Merriman | 00:26:11 | |
Richard Merriman is back on the show – in this episode the England O60s captain looks ahead to the five match ODI series versus Pakistan This series will be a big challenge for Richard and his team as they come up against opposition containing former international and first-class players led by Saleem Malik who played 386 international matches, including 103 Test matches, for Pakistan Pakistan were the inaugural winners of the O60s World Cup in 2022 but unfortunately visa issues meant they couldn’t defend the trophy earlier this year when Australia beat England in the final We talk with Richard about the make up of the squad, what he was looking for from new players and if you haven’t made the squad what you continue to need to do to get on the radar Here are the fixtures: Schedule First ODI – July 8th, Bradford Park Avenue CC Second ODI – July 12th, Oakamoor CC Third ODI – July 15th, Smethwick CC Fourth ODI – July 17th, Southport & Birkdale CC Fifth ODI – July 19th, Littleborough CC All games start at 1pm. And the England squad: Steve Aston (Staffordshire), Tony Birbeck (Durham), John Butterworth (Kent), Jason Caunt (Derbyshire), Phil Deakin (Lancashire), Chris Dearden (Lancashire), Montie Douglas (Lincolnshire), Paul Garlick (Hampshire), Nick Gargaro (Hampshire), Nick Gaywood (Yorkshire), Edward Gordon Lennox (Vice-Captain, Gloucestershire), Mel Hussain, Richard Merriman (Captain, Derbyshire), Nigel Moore (Warwickshire), Mike Palmer (Warwickshire), Jim Phillips (Kent), Paul Radage (Cheshire), Simon Routh (Kent), Lee Selfe (Bedfordshire), Kevin Watson (Yorkshire), Marcus Young (Essex). Paul Bradley (Team Manager), Dave Fisher (Scorer), Allen Murray (Scorer), Paolo Iorio (Osteopath), Rash Mahmood (Commentator). If you’d like to contact us then you can do so now by text message – you will see when you find the podcast episode on your podcast app an opportunity to press a button that says ‘Send us a text message’. And don’t forget to send us a comedy moment either in writing or on a voicemail clip and send them to podcast@trevorleemedia.co.uk We are always on the look out for future guests who can provide insights, tips, advice and inspiration to those playing cricket at this age and beyond! To be a guest on the show or share an idea or contribution please drop an email to podcast@trevorleemedia.co.uk And it would be great if you left the show a rating / review - this is easily done via your podcast app and would be much appreciated. Please also share with your cricket mates and talk about the podcast on social media. Thanks for listening! Silver Stumps is the podcast aimed at Over 60s and Over 70s Cricketers. Hosted by Grant Timms and Trevor Lee it aims to be entertaining, informative and topical as Grant and Trevor combine a mix of guests with their own take on what's happening in the thriving world of over 60s and 70s cricket. | |||
| 05 Jul 2024 | O60s and O70s County Cricket Round Up - July 2nd and 4th | 00:41:14 | |
The O60s 1st XI Group competitions concluded this week so we look at the results and how they then affected the make up of the phase two matches in which the top two teams from each of the six groups have progressed into the last 12 for the cup competition. And don’t forget to send us a comedy moment either in writing or on a voicemail clip and send them to podcast@trevorleemedia.co.uk We are always on the look out for future guests who can provide insights, tips, advice and inspiration to those playing cricket at this age and beyond! To be a guest on the show or share an idea or contribution please drop an email to podcast@trevorleemedia.co.uk And it would be great if you left the show a rating / review - this is easily done via your podcast app and would be much appreciated. Please also share with your cricket mates and talk about the podcast on social media. Thanks for listening! Silver Stumps is the podcast aimed at Over 60s and Over 70s Cricketers. Hosted by Grant Timms and Trevor Lee it aims to be entertaining, informative and topical as Grant and Trevor combine a mix of guests with their own take on what's happening in the thriving world of over 60s and 70s cricket. | |||
| 12 Jul 2024 | Special Guest - Sybil Ruscoe - Broadcaster and Journalist | 00:35:14 | |
Sybil grew up on the boundaries of Shropshire cricket fields watching her dad, an all-rounder, play club and works cricket. Sybil is a journalist and broadcaster and was the first woman to present cricket on British terrestrial TV with the BAFTA and RTS award-winning C4 Cricket and C4 Cricket Roadshow. She interviewed scores of cricketers, from Sir Garfield Sobers, Sir Colin Cowdrey and Sir Vivian Richards to Sir Curtly Ambrose, Steve Waugh and Sachin Tendulkar. Sybil was a launch presenter on BBC Radio 5 Live, where she presented programmes from Lord’s and Edgbaston. She was co-presenter on the Simon Mayo Breakfast Show on BBC Radio 1 and presented the legendary Top of the Pops. More recently, she’s presented Farming Today on BBC Radio 4. Silver Stumps is the podcast aimed at Over 60s and Over 70s Cricketers. Hosted by Grant Timms and Trevor Lee it aims to be entertaining, informative and topical as Grant and Trevor combine a mix of guests with their own take on what's happening in the thriving world of over 60s and 70s cricket. | |||
| 19 Jul 2024 | England v Pakistan review plus all the 60s and 70s action | 00:35:18 | |
We recorded just before the start of the 5th and final England v Pakiston O60s ODI with England recovering from losing the first game to leading 2-1 with match 3 abandoned. We review the first 4 matches along with all the action in this week’s over 60s and over 70s national county cricket competition. This is week two for the over 60s 1st XI phase 2 competition and next week is the final replay week for the over 60s 2nd XI competition. We take a look at all the matches played this week. We also cover the over 60s 3rd and 4th XI action and all the details of what happened in the two divisions of the over 70s competition. We've tried to give a shout out to as many people as possible who have done great things with bat and ball this week. On next week’s show, which is going out on July 26th, we focus on the over 70s World Cup which starts on Sunday, July 28th and features seven international sides playing each other in a group stage competition with the top two going through to the final on Sunday, August 11th The seven teams are: Australia, New Zealand, Wales, Sri Lanka, Canada, India and England England over 70s team manager and co- World Cup organiser Chris Lowe will talk us through the competition, structure and expectations for the England team itself If you’d like to contact us then you can do so now by text message – you will see when you find the podcast episode on your podcast app an opportunity to press a button that says ‘Send us a text message’. And don’t forget to send us a comedy moment either in writing or on a voicemail clip and send them to podcast@trevorleemedia.co.uk We are always on the look out for future guests who can provide insights, tips, advice and inspiration to those playing cricket at this age and beyond! To be a guest on the show or share an idea or contribution please drop an email to podcast@trevorleemedia.co.uk And it would be great if you left the show a rating / review - this is easily done via your podcast app and would be much appreciated. Please also share with your cricket mates and talk about the podcast on social media. Thanks for listening! Silver Stumps is the podcast aimed at Over 60s and Over 70s Cricketers. Hosted by Grant Timms and Trevor Lee it aims to be entertaining, informative and topical as Grant and Trevor combine a mix of guests with their own take on what's happening in the thriving world of over 60s and 70s cricket. | |||
| 26 Jul 2024 | Over 70s Cricket World Cup Preview | 00:19:04 | |
Our special guest is England Over 70s team manager and co-organiser of the Over 70s World Cup Chris Lowe Chris looks ahead to the tournament which features seven nations beginning a round robin tournament on Sunday July 28th with after six matches each the top 2 going into the final at the Wormsley cricket ground on Sunday August 11th. The competing nations are Australia, New Zealand, Wales, Sri Lanka, Canada, India and England You can find the fixtures here : Over 70s World Cup Fixtures And details of the England squad here : England Over 70s World Cup Squad If you’d like to contact us then you can do so now by text message – you will see when you find the podcast episode on your podcast app an opportunity to press a button that says ‘Send us a text message’. And don’t forget to send us a comedy moment either in writing or on a voicemail clip and send them to podcast@trevorleemedia.co.uk We are always on the look out for future guests who can provide insights, tips, advice and inspiration to those playing cricket at this age and beyond! To be a guest on the show or share an idea or contribution please drop an email to podcast@trevorleemedia.co.uk And it would be great if you left the show a rating / review - this is easily done via your podcast app and would be much appreciated. Please also share with your cricket mates and talk about the podcast on social media. Thanks for listening! Silver Stumps is the podcast aimed at Over 60s and Over 70s Cricketers. Hosted by Grant Timms and Trevor Lee it aims to be entertaining, informative and topical as Grant and Trevor combine a mix of guests with their own take on what's happening in the thriving world of over 60s and 70s cricket. | |||
| 02 Aug 2024 | Over 60s and 70s County Round up plus what's been happening in the 70s Cricket World Cup | 00:56:31 | |
We round up all the Over 60s and 70s action over the last two weeks highlighting some great individual performances - tune in to see if you get a mention - plus we see what's been happening in the first three rounds of the Over 70s Cricket world Cup. The competing nations are Australia, New Zealand, Wales, Sri Lanka, Canada, India and England. You can find the fixtures here : Over 70s Cricket World Cup Fixtures And details of the England squad here : England Over 70s Cricket World Cup Squad If you’d like to contact us then you can do so now by text message – you will see when you find the podcast episode on your podcast app an opportunity to press a button that says ‘Send us a text message’. And don’t forget to send us a comedy moment either in writing or on a voicemail clip and send them to podcast@trevorleemedia.co.uk We are always on the look out for future guests who can provide insights, tips, advice and inspiration to those playing cricket at this age and beyond! To be a guest on the show or share an idea or contribution please drop an email to podcast@trevorleemedia.co.uk And it would be great if you left the show a rating / review - this is easily done via your podcast app and would be much appreciated. Please also share with your cricket mates and talk about the podcast on social media. Thanks for listening! Silver Stumps is the podcast aimed at Over 60s and Over 70s Cricketers. Hosted by Grant Timms and Trevor Lee it aims to be entertaining, informative and topical as Grant and Trevor combine a mix of guests with their own take on what's happening in the thriving world of over 60s and 70s cricket. | |||
| 08 Aug 2024 | New England Skipper and Ashes Squad Announced - O70s World Cup and Weekly Round Up | 00:42:52 | |
What a week its been for O60s / 70s cricket. Here is the link the O60s / O70s Play Cricket site: O60s / O70s Play Cricket and you can keep up to date with all the fixtures and results for England Seniors from the 40+ side through to the O70s here: England Seniors Play Cricket We are always on the look out for future guests who can provide insights, tips, advice and inspiration to those playing cricket at this age and beyond! To be a guest on the show or share an idea or contribution please drop an email to podcast@trevorleemedia.co.uk And it would be great if you left the show a rating / review - this is easily done via your podcast app and would be much appreciated. Please also share with your cricket mates and talk about the podcast on social media. Thanks for listening! Silver Stumps is the podcast aimed at Over 60s and Over 70s Cricketers. Hosted by Grant Timms and Trevor Lee it aims to be entertaining, informative and topical as Grant and Trevor combine a mix of guests with their own take on what's happening in the thriving world of over 60s and 70s cricket. | |||
| 16 Aug 2024 | England win the O70s World Cup! | 00:28:40 | |
England win the O70s World Cup! John shares with us what it was like to be the England captain particularly during the final against Australia, a team that England had lost to in the group stages. Grant was at the final at Wormsley as a spectator so was able to witness first hand England's terrific victory. You can get all the stats and scorecards and everything else about the over 70s World Cup tournament: Over 70s World Cup Play Cricket Site Here is the link the O60s / O70s Play Cricket site: O60s / O70s Play Cricket and you can keep up to date with all the fixtures and results for England Seniors from the 40+ side through to the O70s here: England Seniors Play Cricket We are always on the look out for future guests who can provide insights, tips, advice and inspiration to those playing cricket at this age and beyond! To be a guest on the show or share an idea or contribution please drop an email to podcast@trevorleemedia.co.uk And it would be great if you left the show a rating / review - this is easily done via your podcast app and would be much appreciated. Please also share with your cricket mates and talk about the podcast on social media. Thanks for listening! Silver Stumps is the podcast aimed at Over 60s and Over 70s Cricketers. Hosted by Grant Timms and Trevor Lee it aims to be entertaining, informative and topical as Grant and Trevor combine a mix of guests with their own take on what's happening in the thriving world of over 60s and 70s cricket. | |||
| 16 Aug 2024 | The O60s and 70s county cricket championships heading towards their final weeks | 00:35:14 | |
We cover matches played on Tuesday August 13th and 15th In the O60s 1st XI phase 2 its round 6 of 8 in the Cup, Vase and Bowl groups so the semi final places now very much up for grabs In the O60s 2nd XI phase 2 its round 3 of 5 in the Cup, Vase and Bowl groups O60s Div 3 haș finished so we now know the line up for the Cup and Vase quarter finals O60s Div 4 has a few more rounds to go with the league positions to decide the winners In the O70s Div 1 the quarter finals of the Cup, Vase and Bowl all start on August 22nd with the stand out match in the cup being between last year’s finalists Gloucestershire and Surrey. In the O70s Div 2 the league structure continues for a few more weeks. If you’d like to contact us then you can do so now by text message – you will see when you find the podcast episode on your podcast app an opportunity to press a button that says ‘Send us a text message’. We are always on the look out for future guests who can provide insights, tips, advice and inspiration to those playing cricket at this age and beyond! To be a guest on the show or share an idea or contribution please drop an email to podcast@trevorleemedia.co.uk And it would be great if you left the show a rating / review - this is easily done via your podcast app and would be much appreciated. Please also share with your cricket mates and talk about the podcast on social media. Thanks for listening! Silver Stumps is the podcast aimed at Over 60s and Over 70s Cricketers. Hosted by Grant Timms and Trevor Lee it aims to be entertaining, informative and topical as Grant and Trevor combine a mix of guests with their own take on what's happening in the thriving world of over 60s and 70s cricket. | |||
| 23 Aug 2024 | Who's going to make the O60s semis? plus O70s Quarter finals round up | 00:48:47 | |
So who's going to make the semi-finals of the O60s 1st XI comps? Lots of places across the Cup, Vase and Bowl still to play for in next week's final round of phase 2 matches. In the O60s 2nd XI phase 2 it was round 4 of 5 this week in the Cup, Vase and Bowl groups and again lots of places up for grabs in the semis going in to next week's final phase 2 matches. O60s Div 3 Cup and Vase quarter finals start next week. O60s Div 4 has a three more rounds to go with the league positions to decide the winners. In the O70s Div 1 this week it was the quarter finals of the Cup, Vase and Bowl with the top match in the Cup being the repeat of last year's final where Gloucestershire beat Surrey. Not this time though with Surrey winning so the holders are out. In the O70s Div 2 the league structure continues for three more weeks. If you’d like to contact us then you can do so now by text message – you will see when you find the podcast episode on your podcast app an opportunity to press a button that says ‘Send us a text message’. We are always on the look out for future guests who can provide insights, tips, advice and inspiration to those playing cricket at this age and beyond! To be a guest on the show or share an idea or contribution please drop an email to podcast@trevorleemedia.co.uk And it would be great if you left the show a rating / review - this is easily done via your podcast app and would be much appreciated. Please also share with your cricket mates and talk about the podcast on social media. Thanks for listening! Silver Stumps is the podcast aimed at Over 60s and Over 70s Cricketers. Hosted by Grant Timms and Trevor Lee it aims to be entertaining, informative and topical as Grant and Trevor combine a mix of guests with their own take on what's happening in the thriving world of over 60s and 70s cricket. | |||
| 30 Aug 2024 | O60s semis line up complete plus who made it through to the O70s finals | 00:53:29 | |
This is the podcast that covers the One 60s and Over 70s county cricket championships. And who were the victors in the 3rd XI Cup and Vase quarter finals? Plus who’s looking good to win the 4th XI comp with 2 rounds to go? And in the O70s 1st XI who were victorious in the Cup, Vase and Bowl semi-finals? And who’s looking good to triumph in the O70s 2nd XI competition with two rounds to go? We cover all the O60s and O70s matches played on Tuesday August 25th and 27th. If you’d like to contact us then you can do so now by text message – you will see when you find the podcast episode on your podcast app an opportunity to press a button that says ‘Send us a text message’. We are always on the look out for future guests who can provide insights, tips, advice and inspiration to those playing cricket at this age and beyond! To be a guest on the show or share an idea or contribution please drop an email to podcast@trevorleemedia.co.uk And it would be great if you left the show a rating / review - this is easily done via your podcast app and would be much appreciated. Please also share with your cricket mates and talk about the podcast on social media. Thanks for listening! Silver Stumps is the podcast aimed at Over 60s and Over 70s Cricketers. Hosted by Grant Timms and Trevor Lee it aims to be entertaining, informative and topical as Grant and Trevor combine a mix of guests with their own take on what's happening in the thriving world of over 60s and 70s cricket. | |||
| 06 Sep 2024 | O60s County Cricket Semis and O70s Finals | 00:40:56 | |
It is the penultimate week of the over 60s and over 70s county cricket championship competitions In the over 60s it's been semi-final week for the 1st, 2nd and 3rd XI’s and the penultimate week of group matches for the 4th XI’s. In the over 70s it's been the final of the 1st XI Vase and Bowl competitions and the penultimate week of group matches for the 2nd XI’s. We review all the action and then look forward to the final week which sees eight finals in the over 60s competition and the final of the over 70s 1st XI Cup competition If you’d like to contact us then you can do so now by text message – you will see when you find the podcast episode on your podcast app an opportunity to press a button that says ‘Send us a text message’. We are always on the look out for future guests who can provide insights, tips, advice and inspiration to those playing cricket at this age and beyond! To be a guest on the show or share an idea or contribution please drop an email to podcast@trevorleemedia.co.uk And it would be great if you left the show a rating / review - this is easily done via your podcast app and would be much appreciated. Please also share with your cricket mates and talk about the podcast on social media. Thanks for listening! Silver Stumps is the podcast aimed at Over 60s and Over 70s Cricketers. Hosted by Grant Timms and Trevor Lee it aims to be entertaining, informative and topical as Grant and Trevor combine a mix of guests with their own take on what's happening in the thriving world of over 60s and 70s cricket. | |||
| 13 Sep 2024 | Lancashire and Middlesex triumph in O60s and O70s Finals | 00:37:34 | |
It’s been the final week of the over 60s and over 70s county cricket championship competitions with eight finals scheduled for the O60s and the 1st XI Cup final for the O70s But no-one told the weather! Of the 9 finals 4 will now be played at the start of the 2025 season, 2 were decided by DLS and 3 were completed. Congratulations to all the winners - as well as Essex who won the O60s 4th Division and Hertfordshire who are champions of the O70s 2nd XI competition. Next week we will be covering the O60s Tri-Nations competition featuring Scotland, Wales, England and England Lions (is that the Lions team Freddie Flintoff is coaching?) The domestic season has now finished but we’ve got a packed autumn programme of guests lined up for you. We will also be sharing our own teams of the year - caveat: we can’t be in it, our team mates can’t be in it and the players we select we must have either played against or seen live in action in 2024. Will you make our teams? If you’d like to contact us then you can do so now by text message – you will see when you find the podcast episode on your podcast app an opportunity to press a button that says ‘Send us a text message’. We are always on the look out for future guests who can provide insights, tips, advice and inspiration to those playing cricket at this age and beyond! To be a guest on the show or share an idea or contribution please drop an email to podcast@trevorleemedia.co.uk And it would be great if you left the show a rating / review - this is easily done via your podcast app and would be much appreciated. Please also share with your cricket mates and talk about the podcast on social media. Thanks for listening! Silver Stumps is the podcast aimed at Over 60s and Over 70s Cricketers. Hosted by Grant Timms and Trevor Lee it aims to be entertaining, informative and topical as Grant and Trevor combine a mix of guests with their own take on what's happening in the thriving world of over 60s and 70s cricket. | |||
| 20 Sep 2024 | Tri-Nations and O60s Dream Teams | 00:43:55 | |
In this episode we cover the Over 60s International Tri-Nations tournament that took place in North Wales on the 17th 18th and 19th of September 2024 featuring teams from Scotland, Wales, England, and the England Lions. We also pay tribute to the fantastic work that Ron Hedley from Buckinghamshire has done raising almost £50,000 for prostate cancer awareness culminating in a grand finale at Lords on his 75th birthday – September 15, 2024 We also reveal our own Over 60s dream teams for 2024. The criteria was that we either had to have played against the players we selected this season or witnessed them playing against our county when we weren't able to play. We've had a lot of fun putting these teams together and who knows maybe they'll compete against each other at some point! The question is did you make one off our teams? One player made both. We didn’t know each others teams until we revealed them during the recording. Coming up in the next episode we have Yorkshire over 60s captain and England Ashes tourist Kevin Watson Here is the link the O60s / O70s Play Cricket site: O60s / O70s Play Cricket and you can keep up to date with all the fixtures and results for England Seniors from the 40+ side through to the O70s here: England Seniors Play Cricket We are always on the look out for future guests who can provide insights, tips, advice and inspiration to those playing cricket at this age and beyond! To be a guest on the show or share an idea or contribution please drop an email to podcast@trevorleemedia.co.uk And it would be great if you left the show a rating / review - this is easily done via your podcast app and would be much appreciated. Please also share with your cricket mates and talk about the podcast on social media. Thanks for listening! Silver Stumps is the podcast aimed at Over 60s and Over 70s Cricketers. Hosted by Grant Timms and Trevor Lee it aims to be entertaining, informative and topical as Grant and Trevor combine a mix of guests with their own take on what's happening in the thriving world of over 60s and 70s cricket. | |||
| 27 Sep 2024 | Special Guest: Kev Watson and Special Mention: Howard Smith | 00:29:49 | |
In this episode we chat with Yorkshire O60s skipper and England player Kev Watson. We talk about this year’s O60s Cup final in which Yorkshire lost to Lancashire, the Tri-Nations, Kev’s thoughts on Phase 2, plans for Yorkshire for 2025 and how he is preparing and looking forward to the England O60s trip to Australia in November and December for the Grey Ashes. We also mention the Lifetime Achievement Award bestowed on Kent’s Howard Smith. You can read more about that here. Here is the link the O60s / O70s Play Cricket site: O60s / O70s Play Cricket and you can keep up to date with all the fixtures and results for England Seniors from the 40+ side through to the O70s here: England Seniors Play Cricket We are always on the look out for future guests who can provide insights, tips, advice and inspiration to those playing cricket at this age and beyond! To be a guest on the show or share an idea or contribution please drop an email to podcast@trevorleemedia.co.uk And it would be great if you left the show a rating / review - this is easily done via your podcast app and would be much appreciated. Please also share with your cricket mates and talk about the podcast on social media. Thanks for listening! Silver Stumps is the podcast aimed at Over 60s and Over 70s Cricketers. Hosted by Grant Timms and Trevor Lee it aims to be entertaining, informative and topical as Grant and Trevor combine a mix of guests with their own take on what's happening in the thriving world of over 60s and 70s cricket. | |||
| 11 Oct 2024 | Rest of the World with Colin Walters and John Courtney | 00:30:23 | |
In this episode we chat with Colin Walters and John Courtney who run the Rest of the World seniors cricket teams. We talk about their participation in the 2022 and 2024 O60s World Cup tournaments, their upcoming 10th anniversary tournament in Dubai and 2025 planned tours of New Zealand and Zimbabwe You can find your more at https://restoftheworld.co.uk Here is the link the O60s / O70s Play Cricket site: O60s / O70s Play Cricket and you can keep up to date with all the fixtures and results for England Seniors from the 40+ side through to the O70s here: England Seniors Play Cricket We are always on the look out for future guests who can provide insights, tips, advice and inspiration to those playing cricket at this age and beyond! To be a guest on the show or share an idea or contribution please drop an email to podcast@trevorleemedia.co.uk And it would be great if you left the show a rating / review - this is easily done via your podcast app and would be much appreciated. Please also share with your cricket mates and talk about the podcast on social media. Thanks for listening! Silver Stumps is the podcast aimed at Over 60s and Over 70s Cricketers. Hosted by Grant Timms and Trevor Lee it aims to be entertaining, informative and topical as Grant and Trevor combine a mix of guests with their own take on what's happening in the thriving world of over 60s and 70s cricket. | |||
| 18 Oct 2024 | 2025 Structure Ideas and Balls | 00:29:31 | |
In this episode we talk about ideas for 2025 - particularly in relation to the O60s 1st XI competition. Grant shares a league structure idea developed by Northants O50s scorer and podcast listener Nathan Armstrong. Trevor has his own, possibly radical thoughts, focusing on speeding up matches whilst extending the phase 2 Cup stage from 12 to 16 teams. Plus we talk pink balls - especially for those of us who are colour blind What are your thoughts on 2025? O60s, O70s - all divisions. Let us know and we’ll mention them in an episode before the December 4th AGM Please drop an email to podcast@trevorleemedia.co.uk or press ‘send us a message’ at the top of these notes - please include your name as we can’t reply to the text messages. Here is the link the O60s / O70s Play Cricket site: O60s / O70s Play Cricket and you can keep up to date with all the fixtures and results for England Seniors from the 40+ side through to the O70s here: England Seniors Play Cricket We are always on the look out for future guests who can provide insights, tips, advice and inspiration to those playing cricket at this age and beyond! To be a guest on the show or share an idea or contribution please drop an email to podcast@trevorleemedia.co.uk And it would be great if you left the show a rating / review - this is easily done via your podcast app and would be much appreciated. Please also share with your cricket mates and talk about the podcast on social media. Thanks for listening! Silver Stumps is the podcast aimed at Over 60s and Over 70s Cricketers. Hosted by Grant Timms and Trevor Lee it aims to be entertaining, informative and topical as Grant and Trevor combine a mix of guests with their own take on what's happening in the thriving world of over 60s and 70s cricket. | |||
| 25 Oct 2024 | Rash Mahmood - England O60s Commentator | 00:41:14 | |
On this week's episode we are delighted to welcome England O60s commentator Rash Mahmood. Here is the link the O60s / O70s Play Cricket site: O60s / O70s Play Cricket and you can keep up to date with all the fixtures and results for England Seniors from the 40+ side through to the O70s here: England Seniors Play Cricket And it would be great if you left the show a rating / review - this is easily done via your podcast app and would be much appreciated. Please also share with your cricket mates and talk about the podcast on social media. Thanks for listening! Silver Stumps is the podcast aimed at Over 60s and Over 70s Cricketers. Hosted by Grant Timms and Trevor Lee it aims to be entertaining, informative and topical as Grant and Trevor combine a mix of guests with their own take on what's happening in the thriving world of over 60s and 70s cricket. | |||
| 01 Nov 2024 | Blood on the Tracks with David Tossell | 00:31:16 | |
On this week's episode we are delighted to welcome Buckinghamshire O60s 2nd XI captain and prolific sports author David Tossell. Here is the link the O60s / O70s Play Cricket site: O60s / O70s Play Cricket and you can keep up to date with all the fixtures and results for England Seniors from the 40+ side through to the O70s here: England Seniors Play Cricket And it would be great if you left the show a rating / review - this is easily done via your p Silver Stumps is the podcast aimed at Over 60s and Over 70s Cricketers. Hosted by Grant Timms and Trevor Lee it aims to be entertaining, informative and topical as Grant and Trevor combine a mix of guests with their own take on what's happening in the thriving world of over 60s and 70s cricket. | |||
| 15 Nov 2024 | England O60s Captain - Edward Gordon Lennox | 00:25:33 | |
England O60s are undertaking a 5 week tour of Australia which involves 14 matches. And it would be great if you left the show a rating / review - this is easily done via your podcast app and would be much appreciated. Silver Stumps is the podcast aimed at Over 60s and Over 70s Cricketers. Hosted by Grant Timms and Trevor Lee it aims to be entertaining, informative and topical as Grant and Trevor combine a mix of guests with their own take on what's happening in the thriving world of over 60s and 70s cricket. | |||
| 22 Nov 2024 | Australia O60s Captain Peter Jensen | 00:28:42 | |
England O60s are undertaking a 5 week tour of Australia which involves 14 matches including five ODI's v Australia, who of course beat England in the O60s World Cup final in Chennai in March. Silver Stumps is the podcast aimed at Over 60s and Over 70s Cricketers. Hosted by Grant Timms and Trevor Lee it aims to be entertaining, informative and topical as Grant and Trevor combine a mix of guests with their own take on what's happening in the thriving world of over 60s and 70s cricket. | |||
| 29 Nov 2024 | Australia v England O60s - Review of ODI's 1 and 2 | 00:27:18 | |
England O60s are undertaking a 5 week tour of Australia which involves 14 matches including five ODI's v Australia. Silver Stumps is the podcast aimed at Over 60s and Over 70s Cricketers. Hosted by Grant Timms and Trevor Lee it aims to be entertaining, informative and topical as Grant and Trevor combine a mix of guests with their own take on what's happening in the thriving world of over 60s and 70s cricket. | |||
| 06 Dec 2024 | Review of England v Australia O60s 3rd ODI | 00:24:44 | |
In a last over finish Australia beat England by 2 wickets to take an unassailable 3-0 lead in the Grey Ashes. A low scoring tense match saw England almost valiantly defend 169 but it wasn’t to be. So congratulations to the Australians. Silver Stumps is the podcast aimed at Over 60s and Over 70s Cricketers. Hosted by Grant Timms and Trevor Lee it aims to be entertaining, informative and topical as Grant and Trevor combine a mix of guests with their own take on what's happening in the thriving world of over 60s and 70s cricket. | |||
| 16 Dec 2024 | England v Australia O60s ODI's 4 and 5 - our series awards and guest thanks for 2024 | 00:49:11 | |
England finished the Grey Ashes series on a high by beating Australia in the final two ODI’s The series thus finished 3-2 to Australia We review both matches and give our perspective on the entire series and where we believe the differences between the two sides were We also announce our ‘Man of the Series’ and ‘Champagne Moments’ We wrap up this episode with a thank you to all 16 guests who have appeared on the show throughout 2024 One more episode to come before the end of 2024 The England and Wales O60s / O70s county championship has a new website - check it out here: https://6070cc.co.uk Silver Stumps is the podcast aimed at Over 60 Cricketers. Hosted by Grant Timms and Trevor Lee it aims to be entertaining, informative and topical as Grant and Trevor combine a mix of guests with their own take on what's happening in the thriving world of over 60s cricket. Silver Stumps is the podcast aimed at Over 60s and Over 70s Cricketers. Hosted by Grant Timms and Trevor Lee it aims to be entertaining, informative and topical as Grant and Trevor combine a mix of guests with their own take on what's happening in the thriving world of over 60s and 70s cricket. | |||
| 27 Dec 2024 | Rash and Mel Mahmood - Tour Reflections | 00:46:52 | |
We chat with Rash and Mel about their experiences of the England Over 60s cricket tour to Australia in November and December. Rash was the man on the microphone keeping all of us who tuned into the live YouTube feed in the early hours entertained as well as informed. Mel was one of the two England umpires on the tour and officiated some of the state games which the England team used as warmup and mid ODI matches. We had great fun talking to Rush and Mel as they reflected on their fabulous experience including one or two thoughts about the learning that the England team can bring back as they plan for a return of the Australians as well as the West Indies and the USA in the English summer of 2025 We will be back in 2025 with our first episode scheduled for January 10th when Trevor will be using his new found knowledge as a qualified coach in running fitness to share some thoughts and ideas for Over 60s and Over 70s cricketers years as they prepare themselves fitness wise for there 2025 season Here’s a link to the England O60s Facebook page The England and Wales O60s / O70s county championship has a new website - check it out here: https://6070cc.co.uk Silver Stumps is the podcast aimed at Over 60s and Over 70s Cricketers. Hosted by Grant Timms and Trevor Lee it aims to be entertaining, informative and topical as Grant and Trevor combine a mix of guests with their own take on what's happening in the thriving world of over 60s and 70s cricket. | |||
| 03 Jan 2025 | Chris ’Noddy’ Dearden - Lancashire Legend | 00:40:49 | |
We kickoff the New Year talking to a Lancashire legend – Chris ’Noddy’ Dearden We begin by establishing why Chris is known to many people in the cricket world as ‘Noddy’ and then talk about his early days playing for Littleborough in the Central Lancashire League rubbing shoulders with teammates who included Sir Garfield Sobers and Joel Garner Chris has had an illustrious Lancashire Seniors cricket career representing the county’s O50s/60s in excess of 130 times, scoring lots of runs and taking many wickets. Chris made his debut for England O60s in 2019 and was part of the squad for the O60s World Cup in Chennai in the early part of 2024. Struggling with an Achilles injury he missed out on the 2024 summer series against Pakistan and the winter tour to Australia but he's keen to return to full fitness and as a consequence the England squad. In the next episode we talk about fitness for O60s /O70s cricketers with England O60s Osteopath Paolo Iorio In future episodes we’ll be covering the new O60s/70s website, the competition structures (when all are known) for 2025 and we’ll be monitoring the NZ v Australia O60s series in March with the help of friend of the show Tony Panecasio. Lots to look forward to! If you've got feedback or observations about the podcast or ideas for future guests please drop us an email to podcast@trevorleemedia.co.uk or press ‘send us a message’ at the top of these notes - please include your name and contact details if you wish as we can’t reply direct to the text messages. The England and Wales O60s / O70s county championship has a new website - check it out here: https://6070cc.co.uk Here’s a link to the England O60s Facebook page You can follow all that’s happening across the Seniors Cricket world via https://masterscricket.org and their Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/internationalmasterscricket Silver Stumps is the podcast aimed at Over 60s and Over 70s Cricketers. Hosted by Grant Timms and Trevor Lee it aims to be entertaining, informative and topical as Grant and Trevor combine a mix of guests with their own take on what's happening in the thriving world of Over 60s and Over 70s cricket. Silver Stumps is the podcast aimed at Over 60s and Over 70s Cricketers. Hosted by Grant Timms and Trevor Lee it aims to be entertaining, informative and topical as Grant and Trevor combine a mix of guests with their own take on what's happening in the thriving world of over 60s and 70s cricket. | |||
| 10 Jan 2025 | Winter Physical Preparation with Paolo Iorio | 00:36:04 | |
Paolo Iorio is a practising osteopath based in Derbyshire who for the last 2 to 3 years has also been working with the England O60s team. We talk to Paolo about the role of an osteopath and then Paolo offers up lots of tips and advice for O60s and O70s cricketers who are beginning to think about the season ahead and their fitness / mobility. Paolo’s advice revolves around consistency in terms of a daily routine that might involve some strength and conditioning, some flexibility work and some sort of cardio vascular activity which could be anything from brisk walking to cycling to swimming to running. Paolo emphasises that the key is doing this on a regular basis rather than just occasionally. We talk about the benefits if you team up with a buddy or create a small Cricket community keen to improve their fitness and well being. One community to consider is the parkrun community. Parkrun happens at 1300 locations across the UK every Saturday morning at 9 am, so no matter where you are there's a very good chance a parkrun is close by. Use this link to register and then you will receive a barcode which you can download on your phone or print out and take with you and that will mean every time you take part you will receive lots of data which you can then use, to see and observe your fitness improvement All parkruns are 5km. You can start off by walking, progressing to run walking and then all in running If you want to know more about Paolo then follow this link to his website If you've got feedback or observations about the podcast or ideas for future guests please drop us an email to podcast@trevorleemedia.co.uk or press ‘send us a message’ at the bottom of these notes - please include your name and contact details if you wish as we can’t reply direct to the text messages. The England and Wales O60s / O70s county championship has a new website - check it out here: https://6070cc.co.uk Here’s a link to the England O60s Facebook page You can follow all that’s happening across the Seniors Cricket world via https://masterscricket.org and their Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/internationalmasterscricket Silver Stumps is the podcast aimed at Over 60s and Over 70s Cricketers. Hosted by Grant Timms and Trevor Lee it aims to be entertaining, informative and topical as Grant and Trevor combine a mix of guests with their own take on what's happening in the thriving world of over 60s and 70s cricket. | |||
| 21 Jan 2025 | England O70s update and new O60s/70s website with Chris Lowe | 00:29:58 | |
Chris Lowe is the England O70s team manager and the driving force behind the new look Seniors County Championship website for England and Wales. We kick off getting an update from Chris on what’s happening with England O70s as they look ahead to the next O70s World Cup in Christchurch, New Zealand in March 2026. England O70s are planning a 16 day tour of Australia immediately prior to the World Cup which includes three ODI’s v Australia. On the website front the new look site includes a big design refresh and the opportunity for easier navigation and more information It’s still early days but if anyone spots anything that need updating or amending then please direct that to your county rep who will forward it We mention England O60s nominations which close on Friday January 24th - details here And the England Lions Team Manager role, applications for which close on Friday January 31st - details here Next up we have new O60s/70s championship competition Chair Dave Murphy who’s going to talk about his role as Chair and confirm any changes to the O60s/O70s championship competition structures. If you've got feedback or observations about the podcast or ideas for future guests please drop us an email to podcast@trevorleemedia.co.uk or press ‘send us a message’ at the bottom of these notes - please include your name and contact details if you wish as we can’t reply direct to the text messages. The England and Wales O60s / O70s county championship has a new website - check it out here: https://6070cc.co.uk Here’s a link to the England O60s Facebook page You can follow all that’s happening across the Seniors Cricket world via https://masterscricket.org and their Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/internationalmasterscricket Silver Stumps is the podcast aimed at Over 60s and Over 70s Cricketers. Hosted by Grant Timms and Trevor Lee it aims to be entertaining, informative and topical as Grant and Trevor combine a mix of guests with their own take on what's happening in the thriving world of over 60s and 70s cricket. | |||
| 29 Jan 2025 | 2025 Championship Structures with Dave Murphy | 00:35:58 | |
Dave Murphy is the new chair of the national 60s/70s county cricket championship. In this episode Dave talks us through the changes that have been made to the county championship structures for 2025. The England and Wales O60s / O70s county championship has a new website - check it out here: https://6070cc.co.uk You can follow all that’s happening across the Seniors Cricket world via https://masterscricket.org and their Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/internationalmasterscricket Silver Stumps is the podcast aimed at Over 60s and Over 70s Cricketers. Hosted by Grant Timms and Trevor Lee it aims to be entertaining, informative and topical as Grant and Trevor combine a mix of guests with their own take on what's happening in the thriving world of over 60s and 70s cricket. | |||
| 17 Feb 2025 | Scotland Seniors Cricket - Plans and Ambitions with Clark McConnachie | 00:29:15 | |
Clark McConnachie is the captain of Scotland O60s. In this episode we talk to Clark about what's going on domestically as well as internationally for Scotland senior cricketers. Clark explains how for many years Scotland Over 60s and 70s have been under the banner of the Scotland Forty Club District but that all changed in the autumn when Scotland Seniors was set up to cover the current range of international age groups for Seniors Cricket: Over 40s, Over 50s, Over 60s and Over 70s. Clark explains how Scotland are currently preparing their application to be part of the International Masters Cricket organisation which if successful would then enable them to enter competitions such as the 2026 Over 60s World Cup in Canada. Clark also talks about the O60s international matches that Scotland have played in the last couple of years particularly the tri-nations tournament which involved England, England Lions and Wales. Some of the players including Clark did get international level experience by being part of the Rest of the World team at the 2024 O60s World Cup in Chennai. Being part of the O60s England and Wales County championship is something on the future radar and this season Scotland O60s will be playing friendlies against the northern based England counties on a mini tour at the start of the season. You can follow the development of Scotland Seniors via their Facebook page. Silver Stumps now has a small website which you can find at https://www.silverstumps.com/ - it features all the episodes and a little bit about Grant and Trevor, the co-hosts of the podcast. The England and Wales O60s / O70s county championship has a relatively new website - check it out here: https://6070cc.co.uk You can follow all that’s happening across the Seniors Cricket world via https://masterscricket.org and their Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/internationalmasterscricket Silver Stumps is the podcast aimed at Over 60s and Over 70s Cricketers. Hosted by Grant Timms and Trevor Lee it aims to be entertaining, informative and topical as Grant and Trevor combine a mix of guests with their own take on what's happening in the thriving world of over 60s and 70s cricket. | |||
| 02 Mar 2025 | Raise the Bat! We've got to 50! | 00:29:43 | |
Who would've thought that just over a year since we launched we would be already pushing that quick single into a gap in the covers to get to our 50! Thank you to all our listeners and guests who made our first '50' such an enjoyable experience. We're taking fresh guard and looking to build on this foundation. In this 50th episode we talk about some of the highlights of a just over a year of podcasting. Episode one went out on February 4th 2024 which was a short introductory episode to get us onto all the various podcast apps and platforms. Four days later we had our first proper episode with then England over 60s captain Richard Merriman previewing the forthcoming over 60s World Cup in Chennai. In episode six the wonderful Ron Hedley came on and talked about the amazing walks he was organising to raise awareness and funds for prostate cancer - £55k + £7k gift aid so far. Ron was followed by Lamby and Farby. Sybil Ruscoe reflected on her time as the first female cricket presenter when Channel 4 won the rights to broadcast England Test Cricket in 1999 Chris Lowe popped up to tell us about the over 70s World Cup and three weeks later, John Evans the England over 70s skipper came on to tell us about how England had won the O70s World Cup. We were thinking that we might struggle for content once the domestic season had finished but the O60s Grey Ashes in Australia gave us lots to talk about. Immediately after Christmas Rash and Mel Mahmood came on to talk about their experience of being Ashes scorer and state game umpire respectively for the Grey Ashes. We kicked off 2025 with Chris 'Noddy' Dearden followed by Paolo Iorio who offered some great tips for 60+ cricketers for their winter fitness preparations. We got to 49 with Scotland Over 60s captain Clark McConnachie talking about the plans and ambitions for Scotland Seniors Cricket. Silver Stumps now has a small website which you can find at https://www.silverstumps.com/ - it features all the episodes and a little bit about Grant and Trevor, the co-hosts of the podcast. The England and Wales O60s / O70s county championship has a relatively new website - check it out here: https://6070cc.co.uk You can follow all that’s happening across the Seniors Cricket world via https://masterscricket.org and their Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/internationalmasterscricket Silver Stumps is the podcast aimed at Over 60s and Over 70s Cricketers. Hosted by Grant Timms and Trevor Lee it aims to be entertaining, informative and topical as Grant and Trevor combine a mix of guests with their own take on what's happening in the thriving world of over 60s and 70s cricket. | |||
| 07 Mar 2025 | Tony Panecasio - Ashes, World Cup, 2025.... | 00:31:43 | |
Tony Panecasio played a key part in Australia winning the O60s 2024 World Cup in Chennai and the Grey Ashes in November and December 2024. Tony had combined figures across the World Cup semi-final and final of 10-45 with his 4-32 in the final including a couple of stunning caught and bowled's. He won the trophy for most wickets at the 2024 O60s World Cup. In the Grey Ashes Tony took 10 wickets in the series bowling a full compliment of 9 overs in 4 of the 5 matches including 2 when he wasn’t in the batting XI. We talk about both the World Cup and the Grey Ashes with Tony or TP as he is widely known. Tony tells us how his Australia O60s adventure began with an out of the blue call in November 2023 from selector Eric Higgins. We also talk about Australia's O60s forthcoming tour to New Zealand and the changes to their squad for that. We also look ahead to Australia being back in England between June 24th and July 25th when once again the Grey Ashes will be at stake. Thank you to everyone who provides feedback. If you use the 'send us a text' option at the bottom of these notes don't forget in your message to tell us who you are. Silver Stumps now has a small website which you can find at https://www.silverstumps.com/ - it features all the episodes and a little bit about Grant and Trevor, the co-hosts of the podcast. The England and Wales O60s / O70s county championship has a relatively new website - check it out here: https://6070cc.co.uk You can follow all that’s happening across the Seniors Cricket world via https://masterscricket.org and their Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/internationalmasterscricket Silver Stumps is the podcast aimed at Over 60s and Over 70s Cricketers. Hosted by Grant Timms and Trevor Lee it aims to be entertaining, informative and topical as Grant and Trevor combine a mix of guests with their own take on what's happening in the thriving world of over 60s and 70s cricket. | |||
| 19 Mar 2025 | Darryl Woods : Coach, YouTuber, NED, Chair | 00:41:40 | |
Darryl Woods wears numerous cricket and sports hats including heading up Oxfordshire Cricket Seniors, being an Non-Executive Director on the Oxfordshire Cricket Board as well as being a Cricket Coach and YouTuber via his sports channel Ox Sports Unleashed And now England O60s trialist! We enjoyed talking to Darryl about the forthcoming trial matches, his work as a cricket coach, seniors cricket generally and not forgetting the ball he trapped Grant with lbw in 2024. Grant is still waiting for the DRS review to come through! If you enjoy the show please do tell others about it. Silver Stumps now has a small website which you can find at https://www.silverstumps.com/ - it features all the episodes and a little bit about Grant and Trevor, the co-hosts of the podcast. The England and Wales O60s / O70s county championship has a relatively new website - check it out here: https://6070cc.co.uk You can follow all that’s happening across the Seniors Cricket world via https://masterscricket.org and their Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/internationalmasterscricket Silver Stumps is the podcast aimed at Over 60s and Over 70s Cricketers. Hosted by Grant Timms and Trevor Lee it aims to be entertaining, informative and topical as Grant and Trevor combine a mix of guests with their own take on what's happening in the thriving world of over 60s and 70s cricket. | |||
| 01 Apr 2025 | Paul Farbrace talking cricket and coaching | 00:46:44 | |
Paul Farbrace is the Director of Cricket for Sussex County Cricket Club as well as being a Vice-President of the Seniors County Cricket Championship Paul makes a welcome return to the podcast. Since we first talked in April 2024 Paul has led Sussex to the County Championship Division Two Championship and the T20 Blast Finals day. We catch up with Paul on his ambitions for Sussex in 2025, his thoughts on how to re-organise the county competitions, especially given the money going into the county game on the back of the Hundred franchise sale revenues. Paul also shares some coaching tips for O60s/070s cricketers, particularly around keeping the game simple and for players to enjoy the parts of the game they are best at. Silver Stumps now has a small website which you can find at https://www.silverstumps.com/ - it features all the episodes and a little bit about Grant and Trevor, the co-hosts of the podcast. The England and Wales O60s / O70s county championship has a relatively new website - check it out here: https://6070cc.co.uk You can follow all that’s happening across the Seniors Cricket world via https://masterscricket.org and their Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/internationalmasterscricket Silver Stumps is the podcast aimed at Over 60s and Over 70s Cricketers. Hosted by Grant Timms and Trevor Lee it aims to be entertaining, informative and topical as Grant and Trevor combine a mix of guests with their own take on what's happening in the thriving world of over 60s and 70s cricket. | |||
| 08 Apr 2025 | Mike Hayden - Wales in Cape Town and the season ahead | 00:35:04 | |
Mike Hayden is the captain of Wales O60s 1st XI. In March the team took part in a tournament in Cape Town alongside Zimbabwe (who went unbeaten and won the event), two evenly matched teams from South Africa, USA and USA A. Wales finished 3rd. We talk to Mike about the tournament which involved playing six matches in eight days and how to manage that workload when most players are used to playing only once or twice a week. We also discuss the idea of Wales O60s splitting into two 1st XI teams. An idea that came from the league rather from Wales. Plus we look ahead to the 2025 season with Wales competing in the tough South West regional group as well as playing England at Newport on May 23rd and finishing the season with the tri-nations competition. Wales are also hoping they might get a game against the touring Australians. Silver Stumps now has a small website which you can find at https://www.silverstumps.com/ - it features all the episodes and a little bit about Grant and Trevor, the co-hosts of the podcast. The England and Wales O60s / O70s county championship has a relatively new website - check it out here: https://6070cc.co.uk You can follow all that’s happening across the Seniors Cricket world via https://masterscricket.org and their Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/internationalmasterscricket Silver Stumps is the podcast aimed at Over 60s and Over 70s Cricketers. Hosted by Grant Timms and Trevor Lee it aims to be entertaining, informative and topical as Grant and Trevor combine a mix of guests with their own take on what's happening in the thriving world of over 60s and 70s cricket. | |||
| 17 Apr 2025 | Aidan Dennis reporting on the Malta Seniors Cricket Festival | 00:32:51 | |
The Malta Seniors Cricket Festival took place between the 28th of March and the 5th of April at the Marsa sports club under the direction of tournament, founder and director Frank Spiteri and tournament referee Barrie Burns. Eight teams took part in this event which has been going since 2018 and not only provides a fantastic opportunity to play pre-season warm weather cricket but also raises not insignificant money for local charities and this year that included Ron Hedley's prostate cancer awareness walk fund as Ron organised a walk during the event. Aidan Dennis organised the Surrey team that took part and Aidan kindly came on the podcast to tell us all about the tournament and make us wish that we had been there! The eight teams were divided into two groups of four who all played each other and then the top two teams in both groups played in the final the next two in the third and fourth place match etc… The 30 overs a side matches were played on a synthetic wicket with two matches a day at the same ground. Batters had to retire after 50 balls. It does sound like a lot of fun and included an excursion to the area known as the Three Cities and special guests Henry Blofeld and John Emburey. The teams taking part were Norfolk and Suffolk combined, Cheshire, Essex and Buckinghamshire in group A And in group B Sussex, sorry Kent and Bedfordshire combined and an Australian team known as the Kangaroos. Our next episode, which will be recorded on Friday April 26th, will be a preview of the season ahead. If you would like to be mentioned then send us a two or three paragraph email about how you see the season ahead or better still record a one minute audio clip which we can edit into the episode. You can record on your phone and email the clip to us at podcast@trevorleemedia.co.uk - we need them no later than Thursday April 25th. You can find all the fixtures for the O60s and O70s 2025 County Championship here: https://seniorscountychampionship.play-cricket.com/Matches?tab=Fixture Here’s the link to the England and Wales O60s / O70s county championship website: https://6070cc.co.uk Here’s a link to the England O60s Facebook page You can follow all that’s happening across the Seniors Cricket world via https://masterscricket.org and their Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/internationalmasterscricket Silver Stumps now has a small website which you can find at https://www.silverstumps.com/ - it features all the episodes and a little bit about Grant and Trevor, the co-hosts of the podcast. Silver Stumps is the podcast aimed at Over 60s and Over 70s Cricketers. Hosted by Grant Timms and Trevor Lee it aims to be entertaining, informative and topical as Grant and Trevor combine a mix of guests with their own take on what's happening in the thriving world of over 60s and 70s cricket. | |||